Census Bureau Data: Richest Counties Get Richer, Poorest Get Poorer

kpete

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Sun Dec-19-10 12:38 PM
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Census Bureau Data: Richest Counties Get Richer, Poorest Get Poorer

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Census Bureau Data: Richest Counties Get Richer, Poorest Get Poorer
Kentucky Has County With Lowest Median Household Income; Richest 3 in Virginia

By SUSANNA KIM
Dec. 19, 2010

The rich get richer and the poor get poorer, at least judging by the most extreme neighborhoods for median household income in the latest Census Bureau data.

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The poorest county, Owsley County, Ky., had the lowest median household income outside of Puerto Rico. Its median income decreased to $18,869 from $20,346 in 2000. Of all the county or county equivalents, Falls Church, Va. had the highest median income, at $113,313, an increase from $96,449 in 2000.

Virginia also was home to the counties with the three highest median household incomes, and the only counties with median household incomes greater than $100,000. Fairfax County had a $104,259 median household income, and Loudoun County had one of $112,021.

The data came from surveys which were mailed to about 3 million addresses from January 2005 through December 2009. The Census Bureau's official 2010 census demographic data, which provide less detail on the neighborhood level, will be released on Dec. 21.

Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/Business/census-bureau-data-richest-counties-richer-poorest-poorer/story?id=12415751#

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Sun Dec-19-10 12:46 PM
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1. I saw this on DU a few days ago

This article has been up for a couple of days -- check out the comments' timestamps.

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Sun Dec-19-10 02:09 PM
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3. link?

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xchrom

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Sun Dec-19-10 01:49 PM
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2. Recommend

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niceypoo

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Sun Dec-19-10 04:44 PM
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4. Supply side economics drives wages down

This is completely predictable.

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Sun Dec-19-10 05:16 PM
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5. kpete

I'm new here but thanks for making so many good threads.

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Quantess

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Sun Dec-19-10 06:13 PM
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6. This trend can't be commented on too many times.

Some people still aren't really getting it.

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Cal Carpenter

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Sun Dec-19-10 06:21 PM
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7. Doesn't matter how you measure it

break it down, analyze the demographics...

The rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer...it's been expanding and escalating for decades.

It's some fucked up shit man.

K & R.

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